Utilizing FVS Growth Predictions for Restoration and Management of California Forests
Speaker(s): Katherine Wood, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
Description: We leveraged 20 years of data from the Garden of Eden experimental plots in Northern California to evaluate FVS's ability to predict growth. We created a simple workflow for managers utilizing FVS growth predictions, both for ecological reforestation without intensive management and for reforestation using competing vegetation control.
SAF CFE: 0.5 Category 1
ESA CEU: 0.125

Estimated Costs of Hazardous Fuels Management Associated with Silvicultural Treatments on USDA Forest Service Land
Speaker(s): Chris Miller, USDA Forest Service
Description: Together with the development of the first ever compendium of silviculture treatments for use in large-scale modeling, we conducted an analysis of the costs for treating hazardous fuels associated with these treatments.
SAF CFE: 0.5 Category 1
ESA CEU: 0.125

Differences in Stand Dynamics Between Conventional Aspen and White Spruce-Aspen Mixedwood Forests in Northern Minnesota
Speaker(s): Chelsea Semper, University of Minnesota
Description: In Northern Minnesota, interest in creating mixedwood forests is increasing due to their increased ecological resilience and economic benefits compared to monoculture stands. Analysis of white spruce (Picea glauca) and trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides) mixedwood stands revealed differences in early growth dynamics of these ecosystem types.
SAF CFE: 0.5 Category 1
ESA CEU: 0.125